Here, Ji Xiao was about to go back to analyze the clues, but the Zhao family kept him.

"Xiao'er, my aunt has something to say to you, Jinse is your cousin, you should know about her, right?"

The Zhao family had already sent someone to inform Lord Song of the matter of closing the case as soon as possible, but when she heard Ji Xiao ask about the case just now, she had a posture of strict investigation, and she had to say a few words to him alone.

"What else does my aunt know about the case?" Ji Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

Zhao frowned, looking at Ji Xiao, who was quite extraordinary, and suddenly felt that he hadn't seen him for a few years, why was he not as obedient as he had in his impression, but a little more stunned?

But she still said patiently: "That's the case, Xiao'er, your cousin's marriage was given by the emperor back then." Your cousin is going to marry the prince, and such a big event cannot be delayed. ”

Ji Xiao said: "Yes, aunt don't worry." This case is something that even the emperor cares about, and Lord Song even told him to solve the case as soon as possible. In the next few days, I will send more people to investigate the suspicious points in detail and ensure that the real culprits are found out and brought to justice. ”

Well, that's not what Zhao meant.

She just wants to close the case as soon as possible, it's best to find someone to convict her, and the investigation is so meticulous, in case it really ...... It seems that Lord Song didn't tell him, she can only say it herself.

"Xiao'er, my aunt and your uncle have discussed it, and everything else is easy to say, but I don't want to delay the marriage. Look at this, if you really can't find the real murderer, can you find someone, that ...... Closing the case first? ”

If it was someone else, he would have understood it a long time ago, Ji Xiao thought about it before reacting, and his face suddenly sank: "How can my aunt and uncle have such thoughts?" The laws of the imperial court are strict, and the sky net is restored and not leaked, how can the innocent be allowed to accept the crime and close the case? Needless to say, it can't be! ”

After speaking, he hugged his fist at Zhao: "This head catcher still has to investigate the case, so I won't stay long, and I will leave." ”

Watching Ji Xiao leave with four fast catchers without looking back, Zhao's face turned pale and he couldn't speak for a long time.

She obviously wants to close the case as soon as possible, how did she get it to be strictly investigated?

Hu Yuan, the housekeeper of the outer courtyard on the side, said: "Madam, why is this cousin young master so stunned, could it be that he was taught stupid by his cousin?" ”

"Shut up, who gave you the courage to gossip about your cousin?"

Her cousin Ji Zhiqian is the secretary of the country, and he used to be the companion of Emperor Yuanqing, and now the childhood sweetheart of Princess Pingyang. If it weren't for the fact that he rejected the princess's love back then and offended Emperor Yuanqing, he would have been a concubine now.

Thinking of Ji Zhiqian, Zhao also complained a little about him back then.

Otherwise, how could her father get the position of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple now? Xia Yanxiu cherished feathers again, and was unwilling to openly promise benefits to the Yue family, otherwise, she would not have counted on her daughter.

Zhao snorted, and only calmed down after half a sound: "Hu Yuan, you run to the yamen more, inquire about the progress of the case, and come back to report to me immediately if there is any situation." ”

Who knows, only two days later, Xia Jinse waited for the catch sent by Ji Xiao.

The arrester surnamed Wang said that yesterday the government cracked a burglary case, and the suspect was a Jiangyang thief who washed his hands in a golden basin, and he couldn't help but move on his neighbor for a while, but he accidentally left a clue and was finally arrested.

"This case is not the responsibility of Ji Zhutou, but in order to arrest the accomplice of the Jiangyang thief, he forced him to confess and interrogate, and as a result, he confessed to seven or eight people. One of them confessed another clue, which was related to the attack on Miss Xia. ”

Xia Jinse came to the spirit: "What clue?" ”

"He had a good relationship with a killer in the Soul Chaser Building, who had told him a month earlier after a drunken fit that he was going to make a big deal. He asked curiously, but the man only said 'a daughter', and he was still curious about how he could kill even a woman. Now he has spoken out about it in order to reduce his sentence. ”

Soul Chaser Tower, it sounds like an organization on the rivers and lakes.

The daughter of the daughter is indeed in line with Xia Jinse's identity, and the time is also consistent, especially the killer. Xia Jinse moved, it seems that nine times out of ten, it must have something to do with this person!

Wang Zhutou quickly urged: "Ji Zhutou was injured just to catch this killer, and he sent his subordinates to invite Miss Xia to go and identify the suspected murderer." ”

Xia Jinse immediately said: "Okay, wait a minute, I'll change my clothes." ”

In a moment, Xia Jinse had already cleaned up.

Because she was going to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, she was wearing woody clothes, so as not to attract attention. When she arrived at the yamen with Mu Xiang, Wang Zhutou led her to see Ji Xiao, and sure enough, she saw the marks of bandaging on his arm.

Ji Xiao's injuries were not light, in addition to his left arm, there were also several injuries on his body. His face was a little pale because of blood loss, but when he saw Xia Jinse coming, he quickly stood up.

"Miss Xia, didn't you say that as long as you catch someone, you can recognize it?"

Xia Jinse nodded: "I have some impressions, I'll take a look and then talk about it." ”

After speaking, she stared at Ji Xiao's injury again and asked, "It's really hard for Ji Zhu's head to be injured like this, or ...... I'll show you the injury, apply some medicine, maybe it's better soon? ”

She didn't expect that this head-catching cousin would even injure himself in order to solve the case. Before, she thought that Ji Xiao and the Zhao family were all the way, but now it seems that they are still a little conscientious.

Ji Xiao didn't care about the injury at all, waved his hand and led her out of the ear room and walked towards the torture room.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly realized: "Ah, Miss Xia, you are your daughter's family, and I am afraid that this torture room is not suitable for you." ”

"You only remember now?" Xia Jinse is funny.

"This, I've never met a woman who came to the torture room before......" Ji Xiao scratched his head and looked a little embarrassed.

Xia Jinse suddenly found it interesting, this cousin has few tendons, and he doesn't understand the world at all. But she didn't care, she just said, "I'm here, what are you afraid of?" It doesn't matter if you catch the real murderer and solve the case as soon as possible. ”

"Okay, then you be careful, don't be scared." Ji Xiao admonished, and then walked in.

In the torture room, the windows are very small, and they look extremely dark in broad daylight. Xia Jinse let Mu Xiang stay outside, and as soon as she entered, she smelled a faint smell of blood, mixed with all kinds of stench, so that she almost didn't vomit.

She held her breath for a while, and when her sense of smell got used to the stench, it was better.

After a little look, Xia Jinse fortunately didn't let Mu Xiang in, otherwise he would have a nightmare for fear of being scared.

On one of the walls here, there are several torture instruments, whips, finger pinching fingers, black ropes, and even the walls are covered with a layer of black marks, I don't know if it is dried blood.

There was also a burning stove next to it, on which a soldering iron was placed, and it was already burned red.

Two catchers came over, one of them held a whip in his hand, and whispered: "Boss, this person is not recruited, we have already punished him, he has been beaten with twenty lashes, and he still looks like a hard bone, do you want to beat him again?" ”

Ji Xiao didn't say anything and walked over.

In the innermost part of the torture room, there was an iron torture pillar of a cross against the wall, on which was tied a man, dressed like ordinary people, and looked about thirty like. It seems that because he was arrested, he no longer concealed his identity, and only looked at everyone coldly.

Ji Xiao turned around: "Miss Xia, take a look, is it him?" ”

When he saw Xia Jinse, the man's face suddenly changed slightly, and Xia Jinse had already noticed his strangeness.

After staring at him for a few seconds, Xia Jinse's memory came back: "It's him!" ”

It was the man who pretended to be a subordinate in the prime minister's mansion to trick the original owner into going out, but he didn't expect to be caught.

Ji Xiao was overjoyed: "Miss Xia, are you sure you remember correctly?" ”

"I'm 80% sure, I should be right. Why don't you ask him to say something to me? I remember his voice. Xia Jinse said word by word, eager to let this person immediately say who instructed her to harm her.

One of the catchers immediately said: "Let you say two words, do you hear?" ”

The man sneered, but he didn't open his mouth, the catch was in a hurry, raised the whip in his hand, and shook it falsely: "Say it or not?" ”

Ji Xiao said in a deep voice: "Whether you say it or not, we have determined that you are the killer of the Soul Chasing Tower, you have at least one life on your body, don't want to get away with it." If you recruit it, you may be able to get it lightly, otherwise you ......"

In response, there was a cold snort.

No matter how Ji Xiao and the two head catchers threatened, this person didn't speak, let alone confess. After a while, the saliva of the two headhunters was dry, but the killer still didn't say a word, as if he was ironclad.

Ji Xiao was worried, this person didn't say a word, how to find out the culprit?

He had heard rumors about the Soul Chaser, and it was said that each killer had to go through rigorous training and pass before they could take on the mission. And they have internal ranks, the lowest killer code name is called Wolf Soul, the higher level is called Tiger Soul, and the most powerful is called Dragon Soul.

The most powerful dragon soul killer is able to assassinate the emperor's relatives, even the emperor.

After three full years of fishing, Ji Xiao felt heavy pressure for the first time.

Not only because Xia Jinse's case is serious this time, but also because the case actually involves the Soul Chasing Building. This is an organization that the imperial court has always wanted to exterminate, and a lot of wanted lists are posted every year. This time, he actually caught a killer of the Soul Chasing Building, and he had to take this opportunity to find out the person in charge of the Soul Chasing Building, and completely eliminate it.

It is precisely because of the same as before that Ji Xiao does not dare to use torture at will, because there are special rules in the Soul Chasing Building.

If the killer leaks the secret, he will be arrested by the Soul Chaser and brought back to suffer a cruel punishment. Therefore, the killer of the Soul Chaser Building will never confess, and because of this, he has the trust of his employer.

But Ji Xiao had to get a confession from this killer, and he didn't dare to force him to death, which was difficult.

Seeing that the two catchers were dry in saliva, and the killer was still silent, Xia Jinse was a little impatient.

This is a killer, you want to extract a confession, how can you just threaten? Gotta clean up!

"Ji Zhutou, what now?" Xia Jinse hinted tactfully.

"Or, let him think about it, and if he doesn't say it again, he will be given ten more lashes!" Ji Xiao gritted his teeth.

"What else are you thinking about, it's only ten lashes, what kind of coerced confession is this!?"

Xia Jinse's mind flashed, and some plots of spy war dramas, palace fighting dramas, and historical dramas that he had watched before popped up: "Hurry up and punish him!" Tiger chairs, chili water, finger clipping, all of them, how can he move if he is not powerful! ”